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I am writing to you with a special poem that I have composed to commemorate the 15-year anniversary of the passing of Ernie Harwell, beloved voice of the Detroit Tigers. (Editor's note ...
It’s National Poetry Month this April. Is it worth celebrating? After all, poetry doesn’t seem to be doing much to alleviate the tension in our communities. Ask some of the middle schoolers I’ve ...
For the past five months, he has been the nation’s most prominent poetry critic, writing a monthly column that uses the Times’ interactive technology to analyze a single poem at a time.
Poetry in the 21st century is both ubiquitous and oddly peripheral. Verses are displayed on subway walls, recited on momentous occasions, and served up in giant fonts on social media, but rarely ...
It is a time when the flowers begin to bloom and kittens are born. Below are some of my favorite poems about spring and joy and the innocence and beauty of childhood. “Spring” by William Blake ...
Almario (aka Rio Alma) to honor the Roman Catholic church leader with a poem in Filipino MANILA, Philippines – National Artist Virgilio S. Almario paid tribute to the late Pope Francis with the ...
Geoff Stellfox/Getty Images Share A self-described “numbers guy,” Bears coach Ben Johnson decided to give poetry a try. He stood at a podium in front of about 100 guests Tuesday at the Brian ...
Aamir Aziz published the poem on his YouTube channel in January 2020 during the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act and National Register of Citizens protests Aamir Aziz, a poet whose spoken word ...
Now my sole focus is this draft and bringing a winner to Chicago.” 3. Ben Johnson penned a poem for the late Brian Piccolo. Bears coach Ben Johnson speaks before introducing new players Drew ...
Today, scientists play a similar role, standing at the edge of possibility. Like Icarus, who flew on wings of wax and feathers made by his father Daedalus, we are soaring high, perhaps too close to ...
PUNCH Online reports that in a poem titled “Six Years Later…: She Still Can’t Resist Me,” Nwoko celebrated his marriage of six years with Regina, while defending his approach to love and ...
Poetry Moment Presented by Spokane Public Radio, Poetry Moment is a program that showcases myriad poems as read by poets and poetry lovers from across the Inland Northwest — and occasionally ...